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The Dead (Imperial purple, oriental gold) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (Imperial purple, oriental gold)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£5,000-£7,500Value Indicator

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Medium: Foil Block

Edition size: 15

Year: 2009

Size: H 41cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's The Dead (Imperial purple, oriental gold) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,000 to £7,500. This foil block artwork was created in 2009 and is part of a limited edition of 15. The artwork has an auction history of one sale on 27th October 2013. There is currently no available data on the hammer price or the average annual growth rate.

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Auction Results

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October 2013Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print, produced in 2009, is one of thirty-one prints that compose The Dead series. In this series, Hirst repeatedly uses the image of a skull, an icon for death, however, transforms the image in each print through the use of bold and vibrant colours. The bright and lively colours clash with the theme of death that runs throughout the series, making the series stand out from Hirst’s others in which skulls are depicted in black and white, such as Memento (2008).

Death is a theme that Hirst frequently explores in his artworks. He first developed his interest in exploring what death meant when he was a teenager living in Leeds. When he was sixteen, Hirst would visit the anatomy department of Leeds Medical School and produce life drawings of what he saw there.

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